It seems like the 2016-17 school year just started, but some TSSAA postseason tournaments are just around the corner.

Area golf teams will be the first to tee off in the postseason. Division II regions must be completed by Sept. 19 with the state tournament scheduled for Sept. 26-27

Division I Class A-AA districts must be completed by Sept. 21, regions by Sept. 26 and the state tournament will be held Oct. 4-5.

Division I Class AAA districts must be completed by Sept. 28, regions by Oct. 3 and the state tournament will be held Oct. 11-12. All state tourney matches will be held in Manchester at WillowBrook Golf Club.

The volleyball postseason will also start in early October, with the state tournaments, held in Murfreesboro, taking place Oct. 19-21.

Soccer will be close behind, with Division I districts needing to be completed by Oct. 14 and regions being played Oct. 18 and Oct. 20. DI sectional soccer matches will be held Oct. 22.

Cross country regions must be completed by Oct. 29, with the state meet for all classifications being held at Nashville's Steeplechase on Nov. 5 - one day after the start of the state football playoffs.

7-AAA volleyball update: The race for the top spots in the District 7-AAA volleyball race is turning into a good one.

A little more than halfway through the league slate, Siegel is 8-0 while Oakland is 6-1, with its only loss thus far coming to the Lady Stars. Blackman, which is also playing well, is 5-3.

Oakland battles at Siegel Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.

Following those three are Stewarts Creek (4-3), Riverdale (3-5), La Vergne (1-7) and Smyrna (0-7).

The Lady Cavaliers defeated defending champ South Warren (Ky.) in the title match Saturday afternoon to complete the tournament sweep in which they did not lose a set.

Siegel Middle defeated Zion Christian, Freedom Middle, Winfree Bryant and Sycamore in pool play to place them in the Diamond Bracket Saturday afternoon, where it defeated Waverly to advance to the championship game.